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kuru

human history
  • Common Name
    body adornments / ornaments
  • Other Name

    greenstone pendant (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Made from tangiwai greenstone, this pendant is of a mid green colour, and measures 6.2cm in length and 1.4cm in width. With straight sides, both ends are rounded and there is a countersunk suspension hole. It is lenticular in cross section.

  • Accession Number
    1925.236
  • Accession Date
    14 Dec 1925
  • Other Id

    7422 (ethnology)

    2466 (Taonga Database)

  • Department

    Māori

Kuru, 7422

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  • pounamu pendant 7422
  • pounamu pendant 7422
  • pounamu pendant

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  • Last Update
    20 Jul 2023
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